,:AT DOES ! REFUSAL ( MILIT>Y S]VICE MEAN8 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,F]D9& ,JACOBUS ,DOMELA ,NIEUW5HUIS ,TEXT 3 ,=EWORD ,! FOLL[+ SPEE*1 GIV5 BY ,F4 ,DOMELA ,NIEUW5HUIS AT A TIME :5 ! SPIRIT ( ! WORK+ PEOPLE BEGAN TO TURN MORE & MORE REVOLUTION>Y1 %\LD HAVE F\ND RESONANCE 9 HE>TS & M9DS -- NOT ONLY 9 ?OSE ( ! LEAD]S ( ! WORK]S -- BUT ALSO ( ! WORK]S ( ?AT TIME !MSELVES4 ,HAD ! WORK]S HE$$ ! SPIRIT :I* RESONATES FROM ! FOLL[+ SPEE*1 C]TA9LY ! GOV]NM5T GANG1 ( :ATEV] C\NTRY1 W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ABLE TO LEAD ! MASSES TO A SLAU4 ,& :5 ,I HAD1 OV] ?REE YE>S AGO1 ! 09SOL5CE0 TO REM9D ! DEMAGOGUE ,P4 ,J4 ,TROEL/RA1 9 A PUBLIC GA!R+ 9 ,LEEUW>D51 ( ! PROPOSAL ( ,DOMELA ,NIEUW5HUIS1 MADE AT AN 9T]NATIONAL WORK]S CONGRESS & HE GOT AWAY ) MAK+ MATT]S EASY = HIMSELF BY SAY+ 0! IDEAS ( ,NIEUW5HUIS HAVE1 AFT] #be YE>S1 PROV5 TO BE A UTOPIA01 S9CE !N ! ?\TY & P]SONAL 9T]E/S4 ,HOPEFULLY ! PEOPLE MAY SEE ?IS & NO LONG] BE L$ A/RAY4 ,LEEUW>D5 #a#c-#a-#a#i#a#h4 ,C4 ,BONNET4 ,:AT DOES ! REFUSAL ( MILIT>Y S]VICE MEAN8 ,SPEE* ( ,F4 ,DOMELA ,NIEUW5HUIS GIV5 9 #ahic TO ! ,SOC4-,DEM4 SOLDI]S UNION ,! RESOLUTION1 PROPOS$ AT ! 9T]NATIONAL CONGRESS AT ,ZURI* READS3 0,! CONGRESS DECIDES TO MA9TA9 ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK]S P>TY 9 READ9ESS TO ANSW] A DECL>ATION ( W> BY ! RUL]S ( ! C\NTRIES 9VOLV$1 ) ! REFUSAL ( CONSCRIPTS TO C>RY \T MILIT>Y S]VICE & AN 9T]NATIONAL LABOR /RIKE ( ?OSE PR(ESSIONS ?AT HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO ! W> EF=T40 ,AS IT TURNS \T1 MANY PEOPLE HAVE MISUND]/OOD ITS 9T5T1 EI!R BECAUSE !Y 9T]PRET IT DIFF]5TLY ?AN WAS ORIG9ALLY 9T5D$ OR BECAUSE !Y TRY TO MAKE ! PROPOSAL LOOK RIDICUL\S2 AS SU* IT IS NECESS>Y TO PUT IT AS CLE>LY & SIMPLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,! 9T5T IS ?AT PEOPLE F9ALLY /OP PRODUC+ PHRASES & NICE /ATEM5TS AB\T AV]SION TO W> BECAUSE ?AT DOESN'T HELP ANYONE4 ,ONE DOES NOT /OP CANNONBALLS ) PAP] PROTE/S & IF ONE DOES NOT USE =CE1 IT ONLY MAKES ! RUL]S SMILE4 ,!Y HAVE PORTRAY$ IT AS IF WE WI% ALL Y\?S ( MILIT>Y AGE TO REFUSE TO DRAW LOTS & TO TAKE !IR PLACE 9 ! RANKS BUT ?AT IS NOT ! CASE4 ,WE ONLY TALK AB\T ! CASE ( W>2 ! RESPONSE TO ONE REVOLUTION>Y ACTION CAN ONLY BE ANO!R REVOLUTION>Y ACTION4 ,IT CAN NEV] DO H>M TO HAVE SOME MILIT>Y TRA9+1 TO LE>N TO FIRE & H&LE WEAPONS1 ESPECIALLY :5 IT IS AT ! /ATE'S EXP5SE2 A TIME C\LD COME 9 :I* ?IS W\LD BE V]Y USEFUL1 EV5 IF NOT 9 ! WAY ?AT WAS 9T5D$4 ,MAYBE ! TIME WILL COME :5 ?IS COMPLETE REFUSAL ( CONSCRIPTION & S]VICE CAN BE PUT 9TO PRACTICE BUT AT ! MOM5T ?IS IS NEI!R 9T5D$ NOR PRACTICAL4 ,!RE EXI/S1 AS ONE KN[S1 A BIG DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN >MY 9 PEACETIME & W>TIME4 ,9 \R C\NTRY ONE IS UND] >MS = SEV5 YE>S1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 = SEV5 YE>S ONE CAN BE CALL$ UPON TO DO S]VICE AT ANY TIME4 ,ONE IS1 AFT] F9I%+ TRA9+1 A SOLDI] ON A LONG FURL\<4 ,! >MY ?AT IS UND] >MS IS NOT ?AT BIG & ?US ) ?AT ONE CAN NOT DO MU*4 ,SO ?AT P[] RE/S NOT ) ! >MY ?AT IS 9 ! B>RACKS & SO UND] >MS4 ,NO1 \R HOPE LIES ) ?OSE SOLDI]S :O >E HOME ON !IR LONG FURL\<4 ,SUPPOSE ?AT AN ORD] ( MOBILIZATION IS ISSU$ & ALL ?OSE M5 ON LEAVE MU/ REPORT TO A C]TA9 PLACE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,WE WANT !M NOT TO GO BUT TO REMA9 QUIETLY AT HOME4 ,9 EV]Y VILLAGE !RE >E = EXAMPLE T5 PEOPLE :O REFUSE TO GO4 ,:5 SU* AN EXAMPLE IS GIV5 IT WILL BE %[N H[ CONTAGI\S ?AT IS2 AFT] ALL1 NO?+ IS HAT$ MORE ?AN BE+ A SOLDI]1 ESPECIALLY 9 TIMES :5 ONE IS AT RISK ( BE+ %OT4 ,! GOAL IS1 AS SU*1 TO PREV5T MOBILIZATION ON BO? SIDES4 ,:AT WILL !Y DO ) !SE REFUS]S8 ,WILL !Y >RE/ & IMPRISON !M8 ,BUT :O W\LD DO ?AT8 ,W\LD ! LOCAL POLICE TAKE *>GE ( ?AT8 ,BUT !Y >E 5TIRELY P[]LESS4 ,SO FEW M5 C\LDN'T DO ANY?+ TO T5 REFUS]S4 ,:]E W\LD !Y LOCK !M UP8 ,9 PRISON8 ,BUT ?OSE >E ALREADY *OCK-FULL1 TO SU* AN EXT5T EV5 ?AT #bb PEOPLE CAN'T S]VE !IR S5T5CES BECAUSE !RE IS NO ROOM = !M 9 PRISON4 ,!Y WILL TAKE A FEW &1 TO MAKE A HORRIFY+ EXAMPLE1 %OOT !M4 ,!Y W\LDN'T D>E TO COMMIT SU* ATROCITIES BECAUSE ?AT W\LD MEAN CIVIL W>4 ,& BEHOLD ?AT IS EXACTLY MU/ BE DONE4 ,EA* C\NTRY WILL BE SO BUSY ) !IR [N SOLDI]S ?AT W> CAN'T BE CONCEIV$ (4 ,= SOCIALI/S ! *OICE CAN'T BE H>D IF !Y HAVE TO *OOSE BETWE5 CIVIL W> & W> BETWE5 C\NTRIES4 ,CIVIL W>1 ?AT IS ! W> ( ! PROLET>IAT AGA9/ !IR TRUE 5EMY1 CAPITALISM4 ,& ! W> BETWE5 NATIONS1 :I* IS ! ,MURD] ( FELL[ WORK]S = ! 5T]TA9M5T ( ! RUL]S ,?US ! LA/ W\LD BE /UPID1 V]Y /UPID4 ,A CIVIL W> ALWAYS LEAVES ROOM = AN IDEAL1 IS A W> ( ! OPPRESS$ AGA9/ !IR OPPRESSORS1 ( JU/ICE AGA9/ >BITR>9ESS & = ?AT 5?USIASM CAN EXI/4 ,BUT ISN'T IT USELESS TO DESIRE ! PEOPLE TO P]CEIVE AS 5EMIES PEOPLE :O HAV5'T DONE ANY?+ TO !M1 :O DON'T EV5 KN[ EA* O!R1 M]ELY BECAUSE !Y LIVE ON ! O!R SIDE ( SOME RIV] OR M\NTA9 RANGE8 ,! WELL KN[N ,FR5* WRIT] ,*ATEAUBRI& HAD ALREADY WRITT5 SO PR(\NDLY 9 HIS BOOK 5TITL$ ,! REVOLUTION ( ,JULY #a#h#c3 0,P]HAPS ! TIME %ALL COME ?AT A NEW SOCIETY %ALL TAKE ! PLACE ( ! CURR5T SOCIAL ORD]1 ?AT W> %ALL DISAPPE> AS A MON/R\S 9CONGRUITY1 ?AT ITS BEG9N+ WILL NOT BE UND]/OOD4 ,BUT WE >E NOT YET !RE4 ,9 >M$ CONFLICT ONE F9DS PHILAN?ROPI/S :O DI/+UI% K9DS .<( CONFLICT.> & & ONLY FEEL BAD AT ! WORDS3 ,C,I,V,I,L ,W,>4 ,C\NTRYM5 KILL+ EA* O!R6 ,BRO!RS1 FA!RS1 SONS1 /&+ AGA9/ EA* O!R6 ,C]TA9LY1 ?AT IS V]Y SAD4 ,YET A PEOPLE IS (T5 REBORN 9 9T]NAL DISS5SION4 ,NEV] HAS A PEOPLE P]I%$ DUE TO CIVIL W> YET ONE HAS (T5 DISAPPE>$ ?R\< W> ) =EIGN]S444 ,IT IS REGRETTABLE TO BE OBLIG$ TO DE/ROY ONE'S NEIM]S' FAMILY Y\ NEV] KNEW1 :O NEV] HAD ANY?+ TO DO ) Y\ & :O Y\ CAN ROB & KILL )\T REPROA*1 :OSE WIFE & & DAU8 ,SAY :AT ONE LIKES1 CIVIL W>S >E LESS UNJU/1 LESS %OCK+ & MORE NATURAL ?AN W> ) /RANG]S BECAUSE !SE >5'T UND]TAK5 TO SAVE NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE4 ,CIVIL W>S ORIG9ATE FROM 9DIVIDUALS' VIEWS1 FROM WELL RECOGNIZ$ & KN[N AV]SIONS3 !Y >E DUELS 9 :I* ! OPPON5TS KN[ :Y !Y C>RY ! DAGG]4 ,IF ! PASSION DOESN'T JU/IFY ! EVIL1 IT EXCUSES IT1 IT EXPLA9S IT1 IT MAKES ONE SEE :Y IT EXI/S4 ,H[ IS W> AGA9/ =EIGN]S JU/IFIABLE8 ,NATIONS USUALLY FIDS ! COLLECTIVE SPOTS ( S5SITIV5ESS BETT] UND]/OOD AMONG POETS ?AN HI/ORIANS40 ,! TRUE OPPRESSORS ( ! PEOPLE >E ?OSE 9 P[] & ?US A VICTORY OV] !M IS A LIB]ATION FROM OPPRESSORS4 ,:O IS ! 5EMY ( ! ,DUT* WORK]8 ,C]TA9LY NOT ! ,G]MAN1 ,BELGIAN1 ,FR5* OR ,5GLI% WORK]8 ,NO1 ! WORK]S >E ONE ANO!R'S FRI5DS BECAUSE !IR 9T]E/S DON'T CONFLICT4 ,! ,DUT* CAPITALI/ IS AS MU* ! 5EMY ( ! ,DUT* WORK]S AS ! ,G]MAN CAPITALI/ IS ! 5EMY ( ! ,G]MAN WORK]4 ,ON ! O!R H& ! WORK]S ( ALL C\NTRIES >E ONE ANO!R'S FRI5DS4 ,!RE=E ONE MU/ PREF] CIVIL W> OV] W> BETWE5 C\NTRIES4 ,9 ?IS CASE ! SOCIALI/S MU/ BE =]UNN]S 9 BREAK+ ) ! ANTIQUAT$ CONCEPTS ( PATRIOTISM1 AS IF A P]SON1 9 ! C\NTRY HE LIVES 91 IS TREAT$ LIKE A *ILD BY HIS FA!R2 ( NATIONALITY1 AS IF NOT ALL M5 >E EQUAL2 & 9 REMOV+ A MULTITUDE ( PREJUDICES1 :I* >E =C$ D[N ! PEOPLE'S ?ROAT4 ,ONE UND]/&S :AT W\LD O!RWISE BE ! CASE4 ,SUPPOSE ?AT1 ON BO? SIDES1 ! PEOPLE ANSW] ! CALL TO >MS4 ,SUPPOSE ?AT !Y DO IT1 ?\< PROTE/+1 & ?\< !Y CLAIM ?AT ALL RESPONSIBILITY = HI/ORY & HUMANITY LAYS ) ! VILLA9\S RUL]S1 :O />T$ ! W>1 :AT W\LD HAPP5 !N8 ,?OSE SUSPECT$ ( SOCIALISM >E PLAC$ 9 ! FRONT L9E -- & !Y KN[ V]Y WELL :O ?OSE >E -- ON BO? SIDES1 ! RESULT WILL BE ?AT SOCIALI/S KILL EA* O!R AS A CRUDE TRICK TO ADM9I/] A BLOODLETT+ TO ! SOCIALI/S4 ,SO BY FULFILL+ MILIT>Y S]VICE ONE M>*ES TO C]TA9 DEA?4 ,SUPPOSE ON ! CONTR>Y ?AT !Y REFUSE1 !N ONE IS AT WOR/ AT RISK ( BE+ %OT BUT ! PEOPLE W\LD RA!R WAGE CIVIL W> ?AN LET ?AT HAPP54 ,! QUE/ION W\LD BE ON :AT SIDE VICTORY W\LD FALL4 ,SO BY REFUS+1 A POSSIBLE BUT UNC]TA9 DEA? AWAITS4 ,:I* DOES ONE *OOSE3 C]TA9 DEA? 9 W> OR HI W\LD BE DANG]\S = ! LEAD]S ( ! WORK]S MOVEM5T4 ,C]TA9LY IT WILL1 DON'T !Y KN[ ?AT AFT] A DECL>ATION ( W> ?OSE LEAD]S >E ALWAYS 9 DANG]8 ,DID !Y NOT1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,FRANCO-,G]MAN ,W> ( #a#h#g1 IMM$IATELY >RE/ ,BEBEL & ,LIEBKNE*T & ACCUSE !M ( HI< TREASON8 ,& ?AT )\T SU* A SUMMONS6 ,ONE CAN ALREADY GUESS :AT WILL HAPP51 9 EI!R CASE4 .<,SUPPOSE ?AT.> NO SU* SUMMONS AS WE HAVE PROPOS$ IS PROMULGAT$ BUT A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! W>1 TO PUT ! BLAME = HI/ORY & HUMANITY ON ! RUL]S4 ,! . LEAD]S >E IMPRISON$ = FE> ( . W> BUT ! WORK]S ALL GO TO W>1 :ILE AT MO/ PROTE/+ & %OOT+ EA* O!R1 ALL ! :ILE PROTE/+4 .<,ALT]NATIVELY.> ,A CALL TO REFUSE MILIT>Y S]VICE IS PROMULGAT$ OR SO MU* PROPAG&A HAS BE5 MADE 9 FAVOR ( ?IS NOTION1 ?AT EA* KN[S :AT HE MU/ DO & ?US NO SEP>ATE PROCLAMATION IS NE$$4 ,! LEAD]S >E >RE/$ BUT ! WORK]S REMA9 AT HOME & REFUSE TO S]VE :I* CAUSES GREAT CONFUSION & POSSIBLY CIVIL W>4 ,!N ! *ANCE >ISES ?AT ! PEOPLE OP5 ! PRISON DOORS = !IR LEAD]S4 ,?US 9 BO? CASES ! LEAD]S >E TAK5 \T BUT 9 ONE ! WORK]S MURD] EA* O!R1 9 ! O!R1 W> BETWE5 TWO NATIONS IS MADE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,CAN ?IS *OICE EV5 BE H>D8 ,MOREOV] A /RIKE AMONG ! RAILWAY /AFF WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE IF IT IS C>RI$ \T 5]GETICALLY1 & IF !Y DO ?IS 9 BO? W>R+ C\NTRIES ?AN !Y WILL CAUSE ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE CONFUSION1 SO ?AT GO+ TO W> IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! ESS5TIAL IS ?AT WE MU/ MAKE W> IMPOSSIBLE BY ALL MEANS AVAILABLE TO US4 ,BECAUSE ?R\< W> ! PEOPLE NEV] PR(IT4 ,SO MAKE W> ON W>1 ?AT WE CAN DO ONLY BY D5Y+ ! MEANS :I* MAKE W> POSSIBLE4 ,MAKE PROPAG&A = ! NOTION ( REFUSAL ( MILIT>Y S]VICE1 & 9 A FEW YE>S IT WILL HAVE BE5 SO FIRMLY E/ABLI%$ 9 ! HE>TS & M9DS ( POT5TIAL CONSCRIPTS ?AT CONSCRIPTION WILL NO LONG] BE POSSIBLE4 ,IT WILL BR+ ! SOCIALI/S ET]NAL HONOR IF !Y ELEVATE ! W> ON W> TO ACTION4 ,SOLDI]S1 :O HAVE UNTIL N[ BE5 L$ LIKE ANIMALS TO A SLAU\ND TO MAKE M5 LIKE !IR DECORAT$ (FIC]S TURN PALE ) FRI*S IS TO KEEP ! PEOPLE IGNORANT SO ?AT !Y LET !MSELVES BE US$ AS WILL-LESS 9/RUM5TS & %OT AS CANNON FODD]4 ,AS OPPOS$ TO ?AT ! POLICY ( ! PEOPLE. MU/ BE TO GET PEOPLE TO ?9K4 ,!N B>B>ISM WILL BE OV]4 ,! TRIUMPH ( LABOR IS ! TRIUMPH ( PEACE6 ,!RE=E ?OSE :O WANT TO FOOL Y\ 9TO BELIEV+ ?AT IT IS GOOD1 ON ! ORD]S ( :OEV]1 TO %OOT Y\R K9SM51 Y\R BRO!RS1 Y\R P>5TS >E \R 5EMIES4 ,LI/5 NOT TO !M BUT UNITE TO CALL TO ORD] ?OSE :O PR(IT :5 ! PEOPLE FIY S]VICE 9 ! CASE ( W> IS ! FIR/ ACT :]EBY ! AWAK5$ PEOPLE WILL %[ ?AT !Y WILL NO LONG] BE US$ BY O!RS1 BUT ?9K & ACT !MSELVES4 ,PO/SCRIPT ,?IS SPEE* WAS GIV5 AT A CONGRESS 9 #ahic ( ! !N EXI/+ ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOLDI]S ,LEAGUE4 ,IT CONTA9S PRIM>ILY ! CORE ( ! SPEE* ,I GAVE AT ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,CONGRESS AT ,ZURI* :I* ONE CAN F9D 9 ! 0,ALMANA* DE LA ,QUE/ION ,SOCIALE01 :I* WAS PUBLI%$1 BACK 9 ! DAY1 BY \R FRI5D ,P4 ,>GYRIADES 9 ,P>IS4 ,IT IS TW5TY-FIVE YE>S OLD1 BUT ,I BELIEVE1 ?AT :5 ,I R]EAD IT1 IT HAS LO/ NO?+ ( ITS TOPICALITY1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT HAS BECOME MORE TOPICAL ?AN EV]4 I ,YES1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT1 HAD WE />T$ SPREAD+ ?IS NOTION IMM$IATELY ) LIVELY & P[]FUL PROPAG&A WE W\LD HAVE MADE A LOT MORE PROGRESS4 ,A UTOPIA1 !Y CALL$ IT1 BUT IT W\LDN'T BE ! FIR/ TIME ?AT ! UTOPIA ( YE/]DAY IS ! REALITY ( TOMORR[4 ,ISN'T IT ! BRAVE CONSCI5TI\S OBJECTORS :O PREP>E ! IDEALS DESCRIB$ H]E8 ,HAV5'T !Y GIV5 MU* 9 AN ATTEMPT TO PREV5T ! T]RIBLE W> WE >E EXP]I5C+ N[8 ,\R PRIM>Y GOAL IS TO MAKE MOBILIZATION IMPOSSIBLE4 ,ONCE ! >MY HAS MOBILIZ$1 IT IS MU* MORE DIFFICULT TO1 SUCCESSFULLY1 DO ANY?+4 ,DOES ONE WANT TO DO SOME?+8 ,?AN ONE HAS TO DO SOME?+ 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 EV5 IF IT IS NOT EXACTLY ! SAME AS DESCRIB$ H]E4 ,C]TA9LY1 IT IS WOR?:ILE TO CONSID] & S]I\SLY DISCUSS ! IDEAS DESCRIB$ 9 ?IS WORK4 ,IF ONE DETE/S W> & WANTS TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE !N ONE'S GOAL WILL NOT BE BR\T WAS MADE .<9 SPREAD+ ANTI-W> IDEAS.> ONE %\LD NOT BE AMAZ$ ?AT1 ONCE AGA91 ?IS W> />T$ AS BE=E4 ,WE HAVE1 9 ?OSE #be YE>S1 MADE SOME PROGRESS AS REG>D+ REFUSAL ( MILIT>Y S]VICE4 ,IF IT KEEPS GO+ AS IT DOES N[1 ONE %\LD NOT BE AMAZ$ IF1 ON A GOOD DAY1 AN 5TIRE COMPANY REFUSES1 BECAUSE \T ( P]SONAL REFUSAL ( MILIT>Y S]VICE GR[S1 SL[LY BUT /EADILY1 MASS REFUSAL4 ,A SN[BALL KEEPS GR[+ AS IT ROLLS4 ,H[EV]1 ONE MU/ HAVE SOME PATI5CE1 AS BIG IDEAS ONLY P5ETRATE ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! MASSES SL[LY4 ,! FIR/ CALLS WEI< ! 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